EAC 2026 Reg

THE TERRY DENMAN COLLECTION PART II

LOT 83 1837 N-1 R3 Plain Hair Cord, Medium Letters, PCGS graded MS63 Brown, CAC Approved . Very attractive lustrous bluish steel and light olive with hints of very faded mint red in some protected areas on the reverse. There are a few light contact marks on the obverse including as tiny curved hairline scratch under the 3 and a dull vertical scuff under star 11. The reverse is nearly choice. E-MDS. The die line over the F in OF is sharp and the fields on that side are just starting to show radial flowlines at the dentil tips. Noyes photo #27029. Our grade is MS60. Comes with a nice provenance that has been traced back more than 75 years. 37147.63/30999584 Ex Frank J. Katen (Milford Stamp & Coin), 1948 ANA Sale, lot 106-Jerry Kolar 1974-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-C. Douglas Smith-Herman Halpern, Stack’s 3/16/1988:471-John J. Nicholas, Superior 2/2/1992:591-Thomas D. Reynolds 6/1995-W. M. “Jack” Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack’s Bowers 7/16/2015:2277-Terry S. Denman Collection

LOT 84 1837 N-2 R2 Plain Hair Cord, Medium Letters, PCGS graded MS64 Brown . Choice frosty light steel brown and light chocolate with faded mint color in protected areas on both sides. The only marks are a small puff of darker steel toning at the dentils left of star 6 and another microscopic one on the jawline near the earlobe, plus a couple very light diagonal nicks at ONE. MDS, die state c, with a slightly raised retained cud break near the dentils between the parallel die cracks up from star 4. The upper half of this retained cud is separated from the lower half by a horizontal die break. A very nice example of a neat intermediate die state. Called MS61 and CC#2 in the Noyes census with only two examples known in mint state, his photo #21203. Bland says MS60 and tied for CC#3. Our grade is MS60+ . Comes with a nice provenance. 37150.64/13072485 Ex Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy I. Paschal-Ray Chatham 3/1980-Del Bland-C. Douglas Smith-Herman Halpern, Stack’s 3/16/1988:474 (via Anthony J. Terranova) 3/18/1988)-R. E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr.-Naftzger Estate, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:360-Chris McCawley 2013-Terry S. Denman Collection

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